Articles by Lee Erica Elder
DT Recognizes: Steps on Broadway’s Steps with Contemporary Masters
Each summer, the Steps with Contemporary Masters program at New York City’s Steps on Broadway offers an introduction to the repertory and style of some of contemporary dance’s most renowned choreographers. Over the course of … Continue reading
News: Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s Move-It Teacher’s Summer Workshop
Known as a pioneer for dance education within Utah’s school system, the Salt Lake City–based Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company continues to keep the field of dance and its educators moving forward through its workshops. Begun as … Continue reading
Teacher Training: Dance for Parkinson’s Disease Workshop
In 2001 Olie Westheimer, executive director of Brooklyn Parkinson Group, began brainstorming how dance could benefit Parkinson’s disease patients. Mainly, how could it bring grace and control to their daily movement? She approached the Brooklyn-based … Continue reading
Teacher Training: Young Audiences Arts for Learning Professional Development Programs
Imagine a nationwide arts-in-education programming organization, where teachers can receive tailored professional development training—in the convenience of their own classrooms. Approaching its 60th year of service, the New York City–based Young Audiences Arts for Learning … Continue reading
Prep School
Nestled in a historic building that was once a Catholic school (now featuring eight dance studios and a full-service production studio), near the idyllic Finger Lakes in Auburn, New York, the New York Institute of … Continue reading
Teacher Training: New Jersey SummerDance 2009 Program
The New Jersey SummerDance 2009 program is more than just a workshop—it’s a dance education revival for teachers and students seeking inspiration. Begun in the early 1990s, the weeklong interactive event, hosted by the Union, … Continue reading
